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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEANDER KING, OF GEORGETOWN, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent ANo. 256,435, dated April 1], 1882.

` Application niedMarch 1, Isae. (Numtel.)

To all whom 'it may concern:

Bc it known that I, LEANDER KING, of Georgetown, Brown county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oar- Couplings, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description..

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding part-s in all the figures. y

Figure l, Sheet l, is a perspective view ot' my improvement shown as applied to a freightcar. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the same. Fig.3, Sheet 2,is a side elevation of the clevis-pin. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the coupling-pin; and Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the clevis, the clevis-pin being shown in section. l

The object of this invention is to promote safety, security, and convenience in couplin g and uncoupling freight-cars.

rlhe invention consists in a car-couplin g constructed with a draw-head, a coliplingpin, a stirrup connected with the coupling-pin, and a rod having arms connected with the stirrup and handles attached to its ends; also, in the combination, with the c ouplingpin, of a stirrup and a rod having arms and handles,where by the coupling-pin can be raised and lowered by tnrningthe said rod; also, in the combination, with the stirrup and the coupling-pin having adiamond-shaped holein its upper end, of a clevis having diamond-shaped holes in the ends of its arms and a diamond-shaped clevispin having rounded parts or journals,whereby the clevis-pin is made self-locking; and, also, in the combination, with the draw-head and the stirrup, of the hinged bars and the inclined apron, whereby the link of-an approaching car will be .guided into the mouth of the draw-head andthe couplin g-pi n will be automatically lowered by the draw-head of the adjacent'car riding up the inclined apron and depressing it and the stirrup, as will be hereinafter fully described. v

A-represents the body, B the draw-bar, and G the draw-head, of an ordinary freight-car.

D is the coupling-pin, in the head of which is formed adiamond-shaped hole to receive the clevis-pin E. The levispin E is made diamond-shaped to fit in the head of the couplingpin D,and with rounded parts or journals near its ends to work in the diamondshaped holesl y with th eir lon ger diameters at right angles with each other when the said clevis and coupling- 4pin are in line, so that the clevis-pin E cannot work out, and will thus be selfdocking. The clevis F is hinged to the top bar of a stirrup, G, by a staple attached to the said bar, or by other suitable means. The-side bars of the stirrup G are hinged at a little distance from their upper ends by a pin,H, to arms l, formed upon or rigidly attached toa rod, J, which works in bearin gs attached to the forward end ofthe ear-body A, so that the stirrup G will be raised and lowered to raise and lower the coupling-pin D by turning the said rod J.

To the ends of the rod J are attached, or upon them are formed, arms K, which project along the sides of the car-body, to serve as handles in turning the said rod J to raise and lower the stirrup G to operate the' coupling-pin D. The rod J can also be turned to raise and lower the strrup G and coupling-pin D by means of a rod, L, which slides up and down in keepers attached to the carbody A, and has a handle formed upon or attached to its upper end for convenience in operating itfrom'top of car. The lower end ot' the rod L is bent outward at right angles to form an arm, M, to

the outer end of which is attached the upper rod J can be turned by the upward movement of the rod L..

The lower ends of the side bars of the stirrup G are pivoted to the' bars O, or to studs attached to the said bars O. The bars O are connected by a round or bar, P, and their ind ner ends are hinged to supports attached to the timbers Q, that support the drawhead G. The outer ends of the 'bars O are inclined or beveled, and to ythem is attached an inclined plate, R, to serve as an apron to guide. the coupling-link into the mouth of the draw-head C. The side parts of the face of the apron R are slightly raised, as shown in Figs; l and 2, to prevent the link from slipping off at the sides of the said apron R. With this construc-4 IOO tion the apron R will be raised by raising the stirrup G, as shown in Fig. 2, and lowered by lowering the said stirrup, as shown in Fig. l. With this construction, when the cars are run together, as the link of one car enters the drawhead of the other car the lower` side of the linkcarrying draw-head strikes the inclined apron and forces it and the stirrup downward, lowering the coupling-pin and conplin g the cars.

In case the link-carrying draw-head should be too high to strike the inclined apron the impact of the draw-heads will throw the upper parts of the stirrup and coupling-pin forward, so that the said stirrup and pin will drop, coupling the cars.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent--V 1. In a car-coupling, the combination, with the coupling-pin D and the rod J, working in bearings attached to the end of the car, and provided with the arms I and handles K, of lhestirrnp G, pivoted to the said ar1ns,the

clevis F, and pin E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a ear-coupling, the combination, with the coupling-pin D, the rod J, provided with the arms I and handles K, and thc hinged bars 0, carrying the inclined apron R, of the stirrup G, pivoted to the said arms and bars, the clevis F, and the pin E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a car-coupling, thecombination, with the stirrup G and the coupling-pin D, having a diamond-shaped hole in its upper end, ofthe clevis F, having diamond-shaped holes in the ends of its arms, and the diamond-shaped clevis-pin E,ha\fing rounded parts orjonrnals, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the clevis-pin is made self-locking, as set forth.

LEANDER KING.

Witnesses:

CHARLES B. FEE, ELI B. PARKER. 

